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Split air conditioners · 12.0 kW · cooling and heating

LG UU43WR U30/UV42R N20

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Uses less electricity than 4% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €216 a year, €2,164 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.5
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€216 / year
+€793 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €133 a year. 91% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. LG has 131 models in this group; this one is number 128 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: UU42WR U30/UV42R N20. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 13,721 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,720 use less.

Median 402 This model · 764 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A LG UU42WR U30/UM42R N20 764 kWh same
  2. A LG UU42WR U30/UV42R N20 764 kWh same
  3. A LG UU43WR U30/UV42R N20 764 kWh
  4. A Daikin FBQ125D2VEB / RZQSG125L8Y1B 768 kWh +€1.13
  5. A Daikin FBA125A2VEB / RZQSG125L9V1B 768 kWh +€1.13
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period UU43WR U30/UV42R N20 IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €216 €83 −€133
5 years €1,082 €416 −€666
10 years €2,164 €833 −€1,331
15 years €3,245 €1,249 −€1,997

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 764 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,800 kWh / yr

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A LG UU43WR U30/UV42R N20 (this model)
12.0 kW5.5 764 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €133 €1,331
11.5 kW7.1 563 €57 €569
11.5 kW7.1 563 €57 €569
12.1 kW7.5 565 €56 €564
12.1 kW7.5 565 €56 €564

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A+
SEER
5.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
12.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
8.0 kW
Yearly cooling
764 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,800 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
63 / 67 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by LG under one model number.

UU43WR U30/UV42R N20

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the LG UU43WR U30/UV42R N20 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 764 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €216 a year, or €2,164 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.5 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.